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Howard Henry Baker Jr.

Senator from Tennessee
SENATEREPUBLICAN1967–1985ID B000063
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LegislationHEADLINE
16%with Dems
of 2,955 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
16%with Dems
of 2,955 · both combined
Steepest move
−16 pts
1979 → 1981
still a Republican

Career arc

Legislation leads. Each point is one Congress: how often they sided with the Democratic majority on contested bills, resolutions and amendments.

100%75%50%25%0%sides with Democrats ↑sides with Republicans ↓196719731979
1983–8498th Congress
Sat as a Republican
13.2%with Democrats
of 257 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1979 → 1981, −16 pts — within one party label.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

9 of these 9 roll calls have no description. About 25% of roll calls since 1989 are blank in the source too. Some also lack a bill number.

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Oct 12, 1984noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Oct 12, 1984noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 11, 1984noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Nay.
Where this lands
NAYVoted with both majorities — not scored
Oct 11, 1984noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 11, 1984S.Res. 478No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 11, 1984noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 9, 1984noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 9, 1984noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 5, 1984noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 257 contested votes scored in the 98th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance12.3% · 528 votes
Government Operations and Politics14.5% · 200 votes
Armed Forces and National Security7.4% · 176 votes
Energy12.7% · 134 votes
Taxation13.4% · 112 votes
International Affairs29.8% · 104 votes
Agriculture and Food37.8% · 90 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources22.7% · 75 votes
Congress10.6% · 66 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance18.2% · 66 votes
Law15.5% · 58 votes
Education22.2% · 45 votes
Transportation and Public Works16.2% · 37 votes
Labor and Employment27.8% · 36 votes
Immigration8.8% · 34 votes
Social Welfare17.6% · 34 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues19.4% · 31 votes
Commerce30% · 30 votes
Animals86.2% · 29 votes
Environmental Protection32.1% · 28 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement8.7% · 23 votes
Finance and Financial Sector26.1% · 23 votes
Depletion allowances13.6% · 22 votes
Housing and Community Development0% · 22 votes
Sports and Recreation13.6% · 22 votes
Income tax11.1% · 18 votes
Health0% · 15 votes
Science, Technology, Communications15.4% · 13 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations10% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Political participation— · 9 votes
Political representation— · 9 votes
Solar heating and cooling— · 8 votes
Amnesties— · 7 votes
Automobile insurance— · 7 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 7 votes
Intergovernmental relations— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 5 votes
Day care— · 5 votes
Embargo— · 5 votes
Mortgages— · 5 votes
Public works— · 5 votes
Age and employment— · 4 votes
Credit— · 4 votes
Industrial relations— · 4 votes
Petroleum industry— · 4 votes
Power resources— · 4 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 4 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Heating— · 3 votes
International monetary system— · 3 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 3 votes
Motor vehicles— · 3 votes
Range management— · 3 votes
Water Resources Development— · 3 votes
District of Columbia— · 2 votes
Government corporations— · 2 votes
Government securities— · 2 votes
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Conservation of natural resources— · 1 vote
Dairy industry— · 1 vote
Disaster relief— · 1 vote
Government publications— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1 vote

They also voted in 46 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Awards, medals, prizes, Child abuse, Child welfare, Commemorations, Congressional-executive relations, Disabled, Droughts, Economic stabilization, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Federal advisory bodies, Gambling, Gold, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Import restrictions, Interest, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Lobbying, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Municipal finance, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Private Legislation, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Salaries, Ships and shipping, Social Sciences and History, Strategic materials, Terrorism.

Blue is the share of votes siding with the Democratic majority; the tick marks 50%.

Service record

9 Congresses
90th · 196798th · 1983
Republican · Senate · TN90th–98th
Term datesexact
Members · Tennessee
HB

Howard Henry Baker Jr.

Senator from Tennessee
SENATER1967–19859 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
16.1%with Democrats
of 2,955 votes · 83.9% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested16%of 2,955 · combined
Steepest move−16 pts1979→81, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019671983
1983–84 · 98th · Republican · of 257 votes13.2%

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Votes

About 25% of roll calls since 1989 are blank too. These rows carry a date, a bill number where one exists, how they voted and which side that matched.
Democratic majorityNay
Republican majorityNay
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 257 contested votes scored in the 98th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance12.3% · 528
Government Operations and Politics14.5% · 200
Armed Forces and National Security7.4% · 176
Energy12.7% · 134
Taxation13.4% · 112
International Affairs29.8% · 104
Agriculture and Food37.8% · 90
Public Lands and Natural Resources22.7% · 75
Congress10.6% · 66
Foreign Trade and International Finance18.2% · 66
Law15.5% · 58
Education22.2% · 45
Transportation and Public Works16.2% · 37
Labor and Employment27.8% · 36
Immigration8.8% · 34
Social Welfare17.6% · 34
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues19.4% · 31
Commerce30% · 30
Animals86.2% · 29
Environmental Protection32.1% · 28
Crime and Law Enforcement8.7% · 23
Finance and Financial Sector26.1% · 23
Depletion allowances13.6% · 22
Housing and Community Development0% · 22
Sports and Recreation13.6% · 22
Income tax11.1% · 18
Health0% · 15
Science, Technology, Communications15.4% · 13
Congressional-Presidential relations10% · 10
Political participation— · 9
Political representation— · 9
Solar heating and cooling— · 8
Amnesties— · 7
Automobile insurance— · 7
Independent regulatory commissions— · 7
Intergovernmental relations— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 5
Day care— · 5
Embargo— · 5
Mortgages— · 5
Public works— · 5
Age and employment— · 4
Credit— · 4
Industrial relations— · 4
Petroleum industry— · 4
Power resources— · 4
Territories (U.S.)— · 4
Families— · 3
Heating— · 3
International monetary system— · 3
Mines and mineral resources— · 3
Motor vehicles— · 3
Range management— · 3
Water Resources Development— · 3
District of Columbia— · 2
Government corporations— · 2
Government securities— · 2
Congressional oversight— · 1
Conservation of natural resources— · 1
Dairy industry— · 1
Disaster relief— · 1
Government publications— · 1
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1

Also voted in 46 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Awards, medals, prizes, Child abuse, Child welfare, Commemorations, Congressional-executive relations, Disabled, Droughts, Economic stabilization, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Federal advisory bodies, Gambling, Gold, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Import restrictions, Interest, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Lobbying, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Municipal finance, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Private Legislation, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Salaries, Ships and shipping, Social Sciences and History, Strategic materials, Terrorism.

Service record

90th · 196798th · 1983
Republican90th–98th

Party switchers

John Alexander LoganD→R · IL · 40thWesley Wade WatkinsD→R · OK · 105thBen Nighthorse CampbellD→R · CO · 104th
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